ARABSAT BADR-8 Mission

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 24 for Falcon 9’s launch of the ARABSAT BADR-8 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 1:22 a.m. ET (05:22 UTC).

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, and seven Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about fifteen minutes prior to liftoff.

[franciscocerutimahn]

14 times....14 TIMES !!! - A rocket has gone to space 14 times and it was done by a commercial company, not by a state or international entity. THAT IS PROGRESS. So happy to be alive at this time.

[WorkstationOIW]

I admire the way SpaceX is capable of making a decission to scrub the launch, provide the reason for the scrub and then prepare for the next launch attempt. This gives a real feeling of "predictable reuseability". . . . the whole workflow is iterative and repeatable in a finite time span!

[Boxersteavee]

"you would rather be on the ground, wishing to be in the air than be in the air, wishing to be on the ground"

[Alex]

Hopefully launch is good tomorrow before Tropics 2 launches

[thedarkside]

Better scrub than RUD! Good luck on your next attempt.🙂

 RUD = Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly

[planetsec]

Shame about the scrub but man is that a cool angle, the lightning towers frame the brightly lit Falcon 9 well, the smoke adds so much atmosphere, very aesthetic scene

[sridevij]

Even if it was a hold, tis fine, good luck for next launch attempt spacex

[Toddpeekence]

I love how it's so normal to waste minutes of a video for absolutely no reason at all! What a time to be alive

[thelifeofcollinrs]

Figured with the rain and lightning all around

[KadenPlaysRBLX]

Nice attempt SpaceX Better luck tomorrow :)

[peatier]

someday there are will be so many multiple launches in a day there going to need to start adding A, B, C, D at the end of each mission name :)

[davidstinger]

I wonder what's the actual, real danger of launching a rocket during rain.
Wasn't the Saturn V of the Apollo 12 mission hit by a bolt of lightning while it was climbing up?

[StarshipSN]

GG’s. Hopefully weather cooperates tomorrow.

[GreenJimll]

I like how te countdown timer graphics recycled back to 15.00 before the end of this video. 🙂

[SixSilverStones]

Darn weather. We’ll launch another time

[Anders]

Last night I was trying to stay awake to watch the rocket launch and this is what I have to deal with lol its ok hopefully tonight

[samamiss]

What's the meaning? Is this a cancel launch?

[retiefmalan]

What is the mission/purpose for this launch?

[QT-nb]

What if Cpt Kirk had said : Upps cloudy weather outside…? I can’t rescue the world, sry not my weather ….🤣

[auro]

it is a very big 'gas station' as you say for spaceships from here and everywhere because oil and petroleum products are useful for all beings